Tony Roper (actor)

Tony Roper (actor)

Infobox actor


name = Tony Roper
birthname = Tony Roper
birthdate = Birth date and age|1941|8|19|df=yes
birthplace = Glasgow, Scotland
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Tony Roper (born 19 August 1941) is a Scottish actor.

His first major starring role was in "Scotch and Wry". He wrote the classic comedy-drama "The Steamie" in 1988. He achieved even greater fame in "Naked Video" and in the spin off series "Rab C Nesbitt", in which he played Rab's partner-in-trouble, Jamesie Cotter. He also starred in the short-lived 1999 sitcom "All Along the Watchtower". Tony also had a small part in "The Wicker Man" (he played the village postman.

In the theatre he played Tom Weals in Miles Tredinnick's farce "It's Now or Never!" at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch in 1994. Also starred in a host of other stage plays such as'Willie Rough'By Bill Bryden/The Red Runner' By Billy Connolly/ The usual Alyn Aykbournes and shaws and Shakespeare.alongside this he played comic and dame in various no 1 pantomimes.

Roper has also written "Paddies", a conceptual sequel to "The Steamie" set in Glasgow's "Paddies Market", and two novels based on Rikki Fulton's character Rev. I.M. Jolly. he recently(2004-5) Co wrote and starred as Rikki Fulton in Rikki and Me. A play about the comedy actor Rikki Fulton (This is available on DVD)

Roper hosted the Celtic VHS/DVD "The Treble",'Make mine a double' in 2001-02, and is a life-long Celtic fan. In 2008He wrote and directed the hit play 'The Celts in Seville' which played to rave reviews at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow.

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